Many New Zealander's cannot afford a lawyer and do not qualify for legal aid. Creating effective online self help tools could make people feel more empowered in their search for legal information. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin, Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago Faculty of Law, about how online tools can assist in bridging the access to justice gap.
Diverse Church NZ is a Rainbow Christian network that connects people who are part of both the LGBTQI+ and Christian communities.
Awaken 2021 is an event (March 26, 27 and 28) created by Diverse Church NZ that aims to empower queer people of faith, as well as bridge the often complicated divide between faith and the rainbow community in Aotearoa.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Neill Ballantyne, an Awaken 2021 organiser, about the event. They discuss the issues facing queer Christian people today, how change can happen widely across the different denominations of the Christian faith and the government's steps to ban conversion therapy, which has been a significant policy issue this Pride Month.
Bronwyn spoke to Shane Henderson around the theme of 'transport'. They spoke about e-scooters, free hop cards and an inner-city congestion toll. Councillor Henderson also showed his support for Bike Auckland's “Liberate the Lane” Harbour Bridge event happening Sunday May 30th. You can hear a previous interview with Bike Auckland about the event here.
Thies week James and Brooke have their chat, however go more in depth on two topics instead of talking about three.
James starts off by asking about the liberate the lane protest, whichblocked off a harbour bridge kane. ACT has beena asking for evidence in relation to whether this was legal or not.
Brooke ans James then dig into the proposed New Zealand school history curriculum, which ACT has opposed.
First, on our regular segment with National MP Christopher Luxon, Noah asks about the harbour bridge cycleway, governments apologies for Dawn Raids, and diversity in the National Party.
Then, Ayana speaks to Six (VI) about K Rd Chronicle's permenant space and the journey of the publication.
Next we explore the new fishing rules with the introduction of cameras ensuring no more dumping overboard, Ayana talks to Minister for Ocean and Fisheries David Parker and Noah speaks to Greenpeace CEO Russel Norman onthe change.
Finally, on our regular segment with Auckland Council Ayana speaks to Shane Henerson abou the City Rail link disruptions, LTN Onehunga, and America's Cup.
This week on the Wednesday Wire Frances Wright has her regular Dear Science segment with Allan Blackman, they talk about a study that found dogs can tell when people are lying to them, a large meta-analysis that suggests a link between a vegetarian diet and depression, and the world's first 'green' synthesis of plastics from CO2. She also talks with Professor Pare Keiha, Dean of the Faculty of Maori and Indigenous Development at AUT about National's call for a referendum about calling New Zealand Aotearoa.
Zazi Hewlett has her regular catch-up with ACT party's Brooke Van Velden, this week talking about the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill and the Auckland cycle bridge. She also talks to the Group Editor at Freeman Media, Gavin Evans, about New Zealand's energy sources and the increase in coal imports.
This week on the Wednesday Wire Frances kicks off with her regular segment Dear Science with AUT Professor Marcus Jones, talking about Nobel Prizes and the highly topical Delta variant and COVID vaccines. Zazi then speaks with Jason Stephens, an Associate Professor in the School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice at the University of Auckland, about student motivation during lockdown. Frances talks to Forest and Bird’s Regional Manager for Auckland & Coromandel Lissy Fehnker-Heather about the upcoming Bird of the Year competition, followed by an interivew from Zazi with Communications Manager for Bike Auckland, Mary-Margaret Slack, about the Government scrapping Auckland’s Waitematā cycleway bridge. And finally Zazi has her regular talk with Act Party’s Brooke van Velden, about the Government’s planned roadmap for Auckland and New Zealand’s new vaccination certificate.
Miss Dom spins some of the original artists whose music was sampled in the masterful 'The Low End Theory' by A Tribe Called Quest. The album celebrated its 30th anniversary on September 24th and was hailed a milestone of the genre, bridging the gap between jazz and hip hop. And the second hour, Dr 'Funky' Mark Baynes brings Afrocuban and East African jams as well as a special lockdown collab from Kim Paterson and Matt Gruebner.
Dom's playlist:
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - A Chant for Bu
Grant Green - Down Here on the ground
Minnie Riperton - Baby, This Love I Have
A Tribe called Quest - Check the Rhime
Average White Band - Love Your Life
Grover Washington Jr. - Hydra
Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Hihache
The Last Poets - Black Is Time
Dr. Lonnie Smith - Spinning Wheel
A Tribe called Quest - Verses From The Abstract
Mark's playlist:
Sola Rosa and Josh Barry - You Don’t Know
Alsarah and the Nubatones - Habibi Taal
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jack DeJohnette and Ron Carter - Lagrimas Negras
Kim Paterson and Matt Gruebner - Alone Together
Brad Mehldau - I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
Cubop City Big Band - Arsenio Medley
Ahmad Jamal - One
Funkadelic - Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic
Justin talks to National MP Denise Lee about leader Simon Bridges' recent comments about the Prime Minister, the government's reforms of polytechnics and its bill on the cannabis referendum.
Lillian Hanly speaks with Helen Kelly- Together filmmaker Tony Sutorius about the last year of the unionist’s life.
On Neutral Corner, Ben is talking about the current situation with Iran in the Gulf of Oman.
In This Day in History Ben talks about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in South Vietnam in 1964.
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